False Start

From the Series Gridiron

  • Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Things were looking good for Jeff. He was ready to rule the school his senior year as the starting running back on the football team. That is, until Scooter came to town. From the moment the tiny kid stepped onto the field, Jeff’s life has been turned upside down. First Jeff loses his starting spot, and then even the chance at a football scholarship. Tensions rise as Jeff tries to take back what is rightfully his—his friends, his school, his team—from the quiet kid who became a walk-on star. But is Scooter really out to ruin Jeff’s life, or could it all be a huge misunderstanding?

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Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre High/Low, Young Adult
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Darby Creek ™
Language English
Number of Pages 128
Publication Date 2017-08-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS YAF059060, YAF011000
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 570
ATOS Reading Level 4.1
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 196444
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography and Reviewed

Author: Paul Hoblin

Reviews

School Library Journal

“With action-packed sequences on the field and riveting plots off of it dealing with timely topics, such as sports injuries and sexism, this series will appeal to hi-lo readers on a fourth grade reading level.”—School Library Journal